January 2014

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Solid Waste Management Programme…Mocha residents learn about composting via outreach

Jan 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Solid Waste Management Programme…Mocha residents learn about composting via outreach

The Georgetown Solid Waste Management Programme has embarked on a community-based outreach that seeks to educate residents about the benefits of composting to both the environment and individual...

Two-day CYP meeting opens today

Jan 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Two-day CYP meeting opens today

Senior government officials convened by the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) are meeting in Guyana to review national and regional priorities for youth development. The meeting scheduled for today...

President Ramotar in Havana

Jan 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President Ramotar in Havana

President Donald Ramotar is leading a Guyana delegation to the second CELAC meeting in Cuba. Here, President Ramotar, Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Minister of Housing and...

34 GDF ranks gain professional training externally

Jan 29, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 34 GDF ranks gain professional training externally

The knowledge base and professional capabilities of 34 Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Officers and Other Ranks were enhanced as a result of professional training they gained at external institutions...

A lingering dilemma that needs to be resolved

Jan 29, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A lingering dilemma that needs to be resolved

Poor countries are poor not because they lack resources; surely we in Guyana should know that. They are poor because their laws and institutions of governance are incapable of addressing the specific...

The US, China, India, the Arabs: Which do you prefer?

Jan 29, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The US, China, India, the Arabs: Which do you prefer?

Would you prefer Arab or Chinese global domination over European hegemony? The Arabs, Chinese and the Indian sub-continent are unashamed worshippers of the white man’s culture? Why would you prefer...

An open letter to the West Indies Cricket Board

Jan 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on An open letter to the West Indies Cricket Board

Gentlemen, Much has been said and written about the recent ICC proposals for reorganization. It is my understanding that the voluminous document is wide ranging in nature and requires careful study...

There are those perennial defenders

Jan 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on There are those perennial defenders

Dear Editor, Recently, I wrote an article, namely, “Soldiers should remain professionals,” published in the Stabroek News on December 31, 2013. Promptly on January 1, 2014, there was a response...

Freddie’s Commentaries lack Credibility

Jan 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Freddie’s Commentaries lack Credibility

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to Freddie Kissoon’s missive (KN Jan 26) in which he describes me in unflattering terms. I was both amused and puzzled to read Freddie accusing people of...

The issue of labour and childbirth

Jan 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The issue of labour and childbirth

Dear Editor, The January 27 report in your daily could hardly be the conclusion of a clear case of negligence in which a young woman, Luan Rodney, died during childbirth. The Minister of Health’s...

The anomalies of the Canje road

Jan 29, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The anomalies of the Canje road

Dear Editor, It will be appreciated if you would publish this letter for the attention of the Police Traffic Department. The speed limit on the road in East Canje, Berbice, is 50 K.P.H. and based on...

Clear as day that GT&T being pushed out of business – APNU

Jan 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Clear as day that GT&T being pushed out of business – APNU

Parliament’s main Opposition has expressed concerns over statements by the country’s biggest telephone company that its expansion plans to introduce new technology was halted because of a delay...

NICIL vs Guyana Stores Limited…Brassington sold Guyana Stores property two years after privatisation – Tony Yasin testifies

Jan 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on NICIL vs Guyana Stores Limited…Brassington sold Guyana Stores property two years after privatisation – Tony Yasin testifies

Winston Brassington, the Executive Secretary of the Government’s Privatisation Unit, sold a $370 million zinc bond belonging to Guyana Stores Limited (GSL) two years after the company...

Rose was gunman’s target—investigator

Jan 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rose was gunman’s target—investigator

Police confirmed that a .45 caliber weapon was used in the execution of Popular Mashramani Costume Designer and Events Coordinator Trevor Rose early Sunday at the traffic lights on the Eccles Public...

Rohee demands total change at Number 51 Police Station

Jan 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee demands total change at Number 51 Police Station

– following accusation about ranks committing armed robberies A shake up in the administration of the Police B Division (Berbice) following recent allegations that police ranks were...

UG students charged for armed robbery

Jan 28, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UG students charged for armed robbery

Three students of the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus who were on Saturday held in connection with the $9M armed robbery of a city store, yesterday appeared before the Chief Magistrate, Priya...

Dem boys seh…Whuttaker, de acting Minister

Jan 28, 2014 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists, News Comments Off on Dem boys seh…Whuttaker, de acting Minister

Imagine some Minister ain’t got wuk to do or ain’t know wha dem got to do as a minister. One of dem sit down pun de taxpayers time fuh write letter to de press telling people how fuh address...

Malta Supreme sponsors Guyana cricket team

Jan 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Malta Supreme sponsors Guyana cricket team

Players wing out today for Regional Super50 By Sean Devers Banks Malta Supreme came on board at the eleventh hour to offer sponsorship for the Guyana Cricket team which wings out today for the 2014...

Malta Supreme Hugh Ross Classic 2014…IFBB Pro Jeff ‘Classic’ Beckham is confirmed Guest Poser

Jan 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Malta Supreme Hugh Ross Classic 2014…IFBB Pro Jeff ‘Classic’ Beckham is confirmed Guest Poser

The Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) organising committee has announced that International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB) Pro athlete Jeff ‘Classic’ Beckham will be the guest poser at the...

Matthias assertively dismisses Solomon’s charges of constitutional violations

Jan 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Matthias assertively dismisses Solomon’s charges of constitutional violations

Needing to respond to the accusations of constitutional violations leveled against the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Congress which handed down severe punishments to President of the Upper...

Rodrigues confirmed as new Technical Director

Jan 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Rodrigues confirmed as new Technical Director

– calls for a more dynamic local programme President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Christopher Matthias speaking during a press briefing which was held at the entity’s Head...

Fruta Conquerors FC engages in brutal introspection

Jan 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Fruta Conquerors FC engages in brutal introspection

Vows to change fortunes this year By Michael Benjamin The Fruta Conquerors Football Club (FCFC) has, in the past, defeated some of the best local clubs and has etched its name as one of the...

Umpires named for this weekend’s GCA matches

Jan 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Umpires named for this weekend’s GCA matches

The Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (GCU&SA) has released the names of the umpires that will officiate in the Georgetown Cricket Association first and second division matches...

Scotia Bank Kiddy’s Cricket Programme to be launched today

Jan 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Scotia Bank Kiddy’s Cricket Programme to be launched today

The Scotiabank Kiddy’s Cricket Programme for 2014 will be launched today in the board room of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) from 13:00 hours. The launch will involve participation of...

Letter to the Sports Editor…I am unaware of any over age player that represented E’bo

Jan 28, 2014 KNews Sports Comments Off on Letter to the Sports Editor…I am unaware of any over age player that represented E’bo

Dear Editor, After reading the ‘letter to sports Editor’ column in last Friday’s edition of your newspaper, I would like to respond to Hakim Khan’s letter which captioned ‘North Essequibo...

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An insult to our intelligence

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(Kaieteur News) – We are told that the reason regular government press conferences have disappeared is because the administration has moved from “campaign mode” into “implementation mode.” In other words, governing has apparently become too demanding an occupation to permit the...

The Caribbean’s Limits in Absorbing Other States’ Deportees

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Migration policy is a matter of sovereign control. Governments assert, rightly, their authority to regulate borders, determine who may enter, and enforce their laws. The United States has that right, as does every sovereign state. All Caribbean governments...

Sanctity of contract

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Hard Truths by GHK Lall (Kaieteur News) – Sanctity of contract has a resonant ring. In isolation. Sanctity of contract placed next to sanctity of sovereignty doesn’t have a leg on which to stand. It pales. It must fade. For what does sanctity of contract do to sanctity of...

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